In 2024, the Legislature passed SHB 1947, which eliminated the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and incorporated all duties and responsibilities to Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech), as well as renamed the agency from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) to WaTech. Previous references to the OCIO or CTS should be understood to refer to WaTech.
Privacy Week helps spread awareness about online privacy and educates people on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure. The celebration culminates with Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28.
Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed Jan. 28 as Data Privacy Day in Washington state. To celebrate and recognize Privacy Week this year, WaTech's Office of Data and Privacy Protection (OPDP)…
Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) is working to stay ahead of the curve on IT issues and transform the way the state delivers services to Washingtonians by creating a connected government that leaves no community behind.
Many of the efforts well underway in Washington state were also recently identified by the National Association of State Chief Information…
WaTech has released its 2021-23 IT Biennial Report, as required under state law, which highlights progress made implementing the state strategic information technology plan from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023.
The report portrays a state on the edge of technological transformation. Advancements that were once fodder for science fiction have become commonplace, but some of our state…
Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2024 supplemental budget, released on Wednesday, Dec. 13, proposed additional funding for WaTech to tackle strategy for artificial intelligence, support technology modernization and implement an electronic health records program.
The governor’s budget will go to the state Legislature for consideration in January.
Here are WaTech’s highlights pulled from the…
Washingtonians who use the SecureAccess Washington (SAW) portal to access state services should be on the lookout for spoofed (fake) internet ads that pretend to be government links to SAW.
WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) has observed fake sponsored ads on search engines with links such as SecureAccess – Washington and…
